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Expressing 'almost the same' with 差不多 (chàbuduō)
HSK 2Comparison
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Structure
A + 和/跟 + B + 差不多 / 差不多 + Verb/Adjective
Explanation
差不多 means "almost the same," "more or less," or "good enough." It can function as an adjective or adverb to indicate that two things are roughly similar or that something is approximately at a certain level. For example, 我们的年龄差不多 means "We're about the same age."
Examples
这两件衣服的价格差不多。
zhè liǎng jiàn yīfu de jiàgé chàbuduō.
These two pieces of clothing are about the same price.
我们差不多该走了。
wǒmen chàbuduō gāi zǒu le.
It's about time for us to go.
他的中文和我差不多，都还在学。
tā de zhōngwén hé wǒ chàbuduō, dōu hái zài xué.
His Chinese is about the same as mine; we're both still learning.